From bliss to agony...

One of the first posts I wrote about was how parenting can be bliss and agony at times.

I had a bliss to agony moment this week.

I had a bunch of banana's that were past their prime. Being the frugal person that I am I decided that instead of just throwing them out (at least a $1 in waste) I would make banana bread out of them. Never mind that I probably used $5 worth of ingredients for the bread =)

I gasp so big that I suck all the air out of the house with what I see.

Ella has looped her "jump rope" around Ezra's neck several times and is tugging it tight.

Of course I rush towards him and release him. You know how you read about seconds seeming like minutes...it was one of those experiences. Not only was it looped around his neck but somehow it was tied in knots. As soon as I got it loose I scooped him into my arms and burst into tears.

Very uncharacteristic of this mommy.

(I'm still not really sure why I reacted that way. I think I just knew that if I hadn't gone to check so quickly...well, I just don't like to think about what could have happened.)

so Ella burst into tears too.

Once we all calmed down we had a very serious discussion about why we never put ropes around necks.

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oh my goodness, that is VERY traumatic. I believe that bursting into tears was entirely appropriate for that situation. Of course I'm practically bursting into tears reading about it, but i blame the crazy hormones on that. ;)